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cocksfooter N.Z.|ˈkɒksˌfʊtə(r)|
[f. cocksfoot 1 + -er1.]
One who gathers cocksfoot seed for sale. Hence ˈcocksfooting vbl. n., the gathering of cocksfoot seed.
1903N.Z. Illustr. Mag. Aug. 349/2 All parts of New Zealand send their quota of cocksfooters to ‘make a cheque’. Ibid. 349 (title) Cocksfooting on Banks Peninsula. Ibid. 352/1 In many ways cocksfooting resembles shearing. 1913A. I. Carr Country Work & Life N.Z. v. 13 To get back to the cocksfooting. The grass is cut with a sickle. |